Serenity Online Therapy
Online Counseling: Chat Therapy and Email Counseling

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Welcome to Serenity Online Therapy - the website for secure and professional online counseling.  I am Carl Benedict, a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in the State of Maryland, where I have worked for the past 12 years as a therapist in a mental health clinic and at a local hospital. For the past three years I have offered Chat Therapy and Email Counseling through my online private practice, Serenity Online Therapy. To see my credentials, including my professional counselor license, go to My Counseling Credentials.

If you have found my website, then you are probably searching for help in finding a more fulfilling life. You may not know what is missing or wrong. You may simply feel empty, dissatisfied, angry, fearful, confused, guilty, or any mix of uncomfortable feelings. Or you may have been struggling for months or years with depression, anxiety, addiction, panic attacks,  grief and loss, childhood abuse, codependency, anger, or other problems of life. The good news is that you are not alone and you do not have to deal with these feelings in isolation.

My philosophy of counseling is quite simple: I believe in the inherent wisdom in each of us. Thus, I will help you discover, or re-discover, the wisdom that already resides within you. I facilitate this process through active listening as I strive to understand your life from the inside out. Then I offer insights and teach skills designed to help you understand and manage your feelings more effectively so you can make better decisions about your life. In short, I help you develop emotional intelligence - the ability to skillfully manage and utilize your feelings to create a  more fulfilling life. For a more detailed explanation of my counseling philosophy and style, go to My Counseling Philosophy.

As a clinical therapist, I have helped hundreds of individuals achieve a more satisfying life - and I am here to help you do the same. To see if online counseling might be right for you, go to Online Therapy. For more information on my online services, Email Counseling and Chat Therapy, go to Online Counseling Services & Fees.

Serenity Online Therapy uses encryption protocol to insure your online privacy in chat therapy and email counseling. For more information on confidentiality, security, and privacy, go to Online Counseling Confidentiality.

If you think online counseling might benefit you, then click on the picture below to request online therapy.